A finite element study of the effects of ground electrode position on radio frequency ablation lesions

Author

Jain, Mudit K. ; Wolf, Patrick D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1996

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1996

Firstpage

1280

Abstract

The effect of the ground patch location on lesions caused by radio frequency (RF) ablation is investigated. Computer simulations are performed to compare the lesion dimensions and shape generated by RF ablation for different locations of the ground patch. Results indicate a lesion volume of 1.57 cm³ for the case when the tissue is located between the catheter tip and the ground electrode, and a 0.1 cm ³ lesion when the ground patch is located in the direction opposite to the desired location of the lesion. The proper choice of the ground electrode position can increase the safety and efficacy of the RF ablation procedure

Keywords

bioelectric phenomena; cardiology; digital simulation; electrodes; finite element analysis; patient treatment; physiological models; cardiac RF ablation; catheter tip; computer simulations; finite element study; ground electrode position effects; ground patch location; lesion dimensions; lesion shape; radio frequency ablation lesions; treatment efficacy; treatment safety; Catheters; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Electrodes; Finite element methods; Grounding; Land surface temperature; Lesions; Radio frequency; Shape;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3811-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1996.652811

Filename

652811